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Agnew, G. Harvey, 1895-1971
Person · 1895-1971

Dr. G. Harvey Agnew (1895-1971) was a member of the TWH medical staff during the 1920s and 1930s and served as Secretary of the Medical Staff in 1924. He was born in Toronto. Dr. Agnew established the department of hospital administration at the University of Toronto in 1946. At that time, it was the first of its kind in Canada. In 1928 the Canadian Medical Association appointed him administrator of a new advisory service to Canadian hospitals. He was executive secretary of the Canadian Hospital Council (precursor to the Canadian Hospital Association) from 1931-1950. In 1950 he joined Jeergard, Agnew and Craig, a firm of hospital consultants, and in 1958 he formed the firm of Agnew, Peckham and Associates. Dr. Agnew was considered an authority on hospital administration and design.

Person · 1898-1958

Dr. Lionel T. Armstrong was born in Vancouver, British Columbia in 1898 but spent most of his life in Toronto. Dr. Armstrong was a graduate of the University of Toronto's School of Medicine, graduating in 1928. He opened his practice in Toronto in 1932 and was appointed to the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Toronto Western Hospital (TWH) in 1934. From 1945/1946-1957 Dr. Armstrong served as the head of that department. He also served on the TWH Board of Governors and as chairman of the Medical and Surgical Advisory Committee. He was also an associate professor of obstetrics and gynaecology at the University of Toronto's Faculty of Medicine. He retired from Toronto Western Hospital in 1957 and died there on February 2, 1958.

Cosbie, W. G., 1894-
Person · 1894-

"Dr. Cosbie was born in Toronto on January 29, 1894. He was educated at Upper Canada College as well as the University of Toronto Medical School. After graduating in 1915, he joined the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps. He served with the Third Canadian Division and was wounded at Vimy Ridge. His distinguished service saw him awarded the Military Cross for outstanding bravery.

Upon his return to Canada in 1919, he undertook graduate studies and became a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada, as well as a Fellow of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. He pioneered and refined certain treatments for gynaecological cancer. On September 13, 1921, he cared for the first patients who were treated with radiotherapy at the Toronto General Hospital (TGH).

Dr. Cosbie was a gynaecological consultant at the Ontario Institute of Radiotherapy at the TGH when his colleague, Dr. Gordon Richards, died in 1949. Despite the demands of a busy practice and lecturing and clinical commitments at the University of Toronto and at the TGH, Dr. Cosbie stepped in to fill the void left by Dr. Richards. Dr. Cosbie succeeded him as a member of the Ontario Cancer Treatment and Research Foundation, as Chairman of the Advisory Medical Board and its Executive Committee. He also played an important role in discussions with the provincial government, ultimately leading to the establishment of the Ontario Cancer Institute.

He retired from the staff of the university in 1954 and accepted the post of Medical Director of the Foundation, on a part-time basis. Dr. Cosbie had unofficially been performing these duties since 1949. The position became full-time once he retired from his private practice.

In 1957 Dr. Cosbie became Vice-chairman of the Foundation, a post he held until 1971.

On June 30, 1965, Dr. Cosbie stepped down from his post as Medical Director. Under his vigorous and able leadership, many new programs had been introduced and existing programs improved and expanded. He was an entertaining raconteur, a fluent speaker, and a skilled writer, making him an excellent representative of the Foundation and a strong proponent of its work. In 1973, after moving to Vancouver, Dr. Cosbie resigned from the Board after serving the Foundation and the Advisory Medical Board committees for many years."

Source:
Dr. W. Gerald Cosbie: Biography. NCIS Clinical Trials Group. http://www.ctg.queensu.ca/public/meetings/Spring/cosbie/cosbie.html. Accessed September 10, 2012.

Cowan, Donald Henry
Person · 1932-

Dr. Donald Henry Cowan, also known as Dr. Don Cowan, was born in St. John’s, Newfoundland on Mary 27th, 1932. He has four children with his wife Norma Margaret Duffe.

Dr. Cowan’s primary education was at Holloway School and Prince of Wales College in St. John’s, Newfoundland (1937-1945). From 1945-1950 he attended Brantford Collegiate Institute and Vocational School in Brantford, Ontario. He obtained his M.D. from the University of Toronto in 1956. From 1956-1957 he was Junior Intern Rotating at Toronto General Hospital. From 1957-1958 he was Senior Intern Medicine at Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto. From 1958-1959 he was Assistant Resident in Pathology at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Centre in New York City, New York. From 1959-1960 he returned to Toronto General Hospital as Assistant Resident in Medicine, followed by a year as Resident Physician. From 1961-1962 he was Resident in Medicine at Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto. From 1962-1963 he was a Fellow in Haematology-Oncology, Hammersmith Hospital, Postgraduate Medical School, London, and Chester Beatty Research Institute, London, England.

Dr. Cowan began his professional career with an appointment as Assistant Physician in the Department of Medicine at the Toronto General Hospital. He maintained this position from 1963-1968 and then continued his work as a Physician in the Department of Medicine at the Princess Margaret Hospital from 1968-1974. He was also Consultant Medical Staff at The Wellesley Hospital, Toronto (1970-1979). From 1974-2003 he was Active Staff in the Department of Medicine at Sunnybrook Medical Centre, which was subsequently renamed Sunnybrook Health Science Centre (1990) and Sunnybrook and Women’s College Health Sciences Centre (1998). From 2004 onwards he continued his work at Sunnybrook as Courtesy Staff. During his tenure at Sunnybrook he was also the Head of the Department of Medicine (1974-1986) and the Director of the Comprehensive Cancer Program (1992-1994). Simultaneously, Dr. Cowan was also a Senior Consultant in Medicine at the Princess Margaret Hospital (1978-1996). From 1992 onwards he also held various positions at Cancer Care Ontario (CCO, formerly the Ontario Cancer Treatment and Research Foundation [OCTRF]) including Vice-President Treatment Services (1992-1994), Vice-President Provincial Programs and Head of Treatment & Supportive Care Services (1994-1998), Executive Vice-President and Head of Treatment & Supportive Care Services (1999-2000), Senior Consultant (2000-2007) and Consultant Emeritus (2007- ).

Throughout his career Dr. Cowan has held various academic appointments with the Department of Medicine at the University of Toronto including Clinical Teacher (1963-1968), Assistant Professor (1970-1972), Associate Professor (1972-1974), Professor (1974-2003) and Professor Emeritus (2003- ). He was the Deputy Chair for the Department of Medicine, University of Toronto from 1982-1986, and Chair of the Oncology Coordinating Council at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto (1986-1990). From 1989-1992 he was both Associate Dean for Clinical and Institutional Affairs and Acting Chair for the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, both with the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto.

Dr. Cowan has been involved in many and varied Committees at the Department of Medicine and Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto. Under the banner of the Department of Medicine he was Coordinator for the Postgraduate Training Programme in Haematology (1970-1974), Chairman (1978-1981) and Co-chairman (1981-1984) for the Geriatrics Training Committee, and Chairman (1986-1988) and Member (1988-1989) for the Department of Medicine Planning Committee. Under the banner of the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine, he has been involved with the Appeals Committee (1975-1979), UTHA Planning Committee (1976-1978), Geriatrics Coordinating Committee (1979-1980), Geriatrics Advisory Committee (1980-1984), and Senior Advisory Committee (1987-1989). He has been a member of various ad-hoc search committees and task forces and was a representative of the University of Toronto on the Board of Directors of St. Michael’s Hospital (1989-1992), St. Joseph’s Health Centre (1989-1992), Clinical Research and Treatment Institute of the Addiction Research Foundation (1989-1992), Sunnybrook Hospital University of Toronto Clinic (1989-1992), Eye Research Institute of Ontario (1990-1992), and Hospital Council of Metropolitan Toronto (1989-1991). He was Chairman of the University of Toronto Bone Marrow Transplantation Working Committee from 1978-1980 and a member of the Working Group of the Presidential Commission on the Health Sciences from 1992-1994.

From 1987-1988 Dr. Cowan was involved in the PMH Relocation Committee as both the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Site Relocation and a member of the Teaching and Research Subcommittee.

Dr. Cowan has also been involved in various hospital-related, provincial, national and international committees. Most notably the Planning Committee for a new Cancer Treatment Centre in Toronto (Princess Margaret Hospital, 1971-1974), the Cancer Research Committee of the Advisory Board of OCTRF (1975-1983), Specialty Committee on Hematology at the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (1974-1984), and Joint Medical Affairs Committee for the Canadian Cancer Society/National Cancer Institute of Canada (1988-1994). He has been on both the National Board (1993-1996) and the Board for the Ontario Division (1999-2005) of the Canadian Cancer Society.

In addition to his clinical and educational work, Dr. Cowan has a keen interest in the history of medicine and cancer care. He has been involved with the Hannah Institute for the History of Medicine as Member (1991-1993) and Chair (1993-1995) of the special Grants Committee, and Chair of the Development Advisory Committee (1995-1999). He was also part of the History of Medicine Club at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City from 1958-1959 and the History and Heritage Advisory Committee of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (2008). His interest in the history of cancer care has led to biographical research on key players in the history of cancer care in Ontario. Some of this research was conducted to write biographies for Cancer Care Ontario’s Public Relations Department as well as a short history produced by CCO entitled “Closing Circles: A history of the governance of cancer control in Ontario” (2004). Dr. Cowan has also published biographical articles on Drs. O. Harold Warwick [1] and Vera Peters[2,3].

Dr. Cowan was awarded two postgraduate fellowships—the Gordon Richards Fellowship from the Ontario Division of the Canadian Cancer Society in 1961, and the McEachern Fellowship from the Canadian Cancer Society in 1962. His more recent awards include an Award of Merit from the National Cancer Institute of Canada (1996) and Award for Excellence in Medicine and Health from the Canadian Cancer Society (2003).

  1. Cowan, D H. "O. Harold Warwick: Canada's first medical oncologist." Current oncology 18.3 (2011):e117-20.
  2. Cowan, D H. "Vera Peters and the conservative management of early-stage breast cancer." Current oncology 17.2 (2010):50-4.
  3. Cowan, D H. "Vera Peters and the curability of Hodgkin disease." Current oncology 15.5 (2008):206-10.
Grace Hospital (Homeopathic)
Corporate body · 1893-1902

In 1893 the Toronto Homeopathic Hospital moved to Huron and College Streets and was incorporated by a special Act of the Ontario Legislature on April 26, 1893 under the new name of Grace Hospital (Homeopathic). The Act was assented to on May 27, 1893. According to the new Act of Incorporation there were to be five Trustees: Judge Joseph Easton McDougall, Frederic Roper, William Barclay McMurrich, John D. Nasmith, and Edward Gurney. The Trustees were to elect annually a Chairman from among them. There was also to be a Board of Management to assist with the work of the Hospital. The Board of Management was to consist of no more than 30 “ladies” appointed by the Trustees to assist in the “domestic needs of the Institution”. In December 1894 the By-Laws of the Hospital were amended such that the Chairman of the Board of Trustees became the ex-officio President of the Board of Management and the Board of Management now consisted of both men and women.

In 1899 several allopathic physicians were appointed to the Hospital but maintained separate services.

Judge J.E. McDougall served as Chairman of the Board.

Corporate body · 1902-1926

In February 1902 an amended Act was passed changing the name of the Grace Hospital (Homeopathic) to Grace Hospital. This amended Act was assented to on March 17, 1902. In addition to the change in name, the Act to Amend the Act to Incorporate Grace Hospital (Homeopathic) indicated that the five Trustees of the Hospital could appoint up to an additional eight Trustees such that the Board would have a minimum of five and a maximum of 13 members. The Board of Trustees was now to be known as a Board of Governors. Judge J.E. McDougall continued as Chairman until his death in 1903. Edward Gurney succeeded him as Chairman.

In March 1926 Grace Hospital amalgamated with the Toronto Western Hospital.

Corporate body · 1902-1936

The Grace Hospital Training School for Nurses originated as the Training School for Nurses for the Toronto Homeopathic Hospital in 1890. In 1936 the process of amalgamation linking Grace Hospital with the Toronto Western Hospital (TWH) was completed and the TWH School of Nursing subsumed the functions of the Grace Hospital Training School for Nurses.

Miss Georgie L. Rowan served as Director of the Grace Hospital Training School for Nurses 1911-1936. Following the dissolution of both Grace Hospital and the Training School for Nurses in 1936, Miss Rowan became Supervisor of Nursing for the Private Patients Pavilion of the TWH until retiring in 1943.

Corporate body · 1910-

A joint Hospital Relations Committee was formed on December 1, 1910, as a result of an agreement between the Trustees of the TGH and the Governors of the University of Toronto (Schedule 1 of The Toronto General Hospital Act, 1911) whereby the Hospital became a site for the clinical instruction of the University medical students. The Committee has alternately been called the Joint Hospital Relations Committee or the Joint Committee on Hospital Relations, and by 1981 it was referred to as the Joint Hospital/University Relations Committee.

The Committee was given the responsibility of supervising medical staff appointments.

<blockquote>The rights of the University as to clinical instruction were defined by a special Act, and a Joint Relations Committee arranged to make all appointments, which were for one year. A Head of Service, in the University, becomes ex-officio head of a Service in the Hospital (Clarke 126).</blockquote>

Thus, for example, the head of the University Department of Medicine was cross-appointed as TGH Physician-in-Chief. Prior to the establishment of this Committee, the responsibility of staff appointments had rested with the Hospital’s Board of Trustees.

The Committee was to consist of 8 members: 4 appointed by the Board of Trustees of the Toronto General Hospital and 4 appointed by the Board of Governors of the University of Toronto. The first members were Joseph Flavelle, P.C. Larkin, D.A. Wilkie and Alderman McCarthy (appointed by the hospital), and the Chancellor, Sir William Meredith, President Robert Falconer, Sir Charles Moss and the Rev. Dr. D. Bruce MacDonald (appointed by the University). Meeting minutes indicate that the Superintendent and Secretary of TGH were also present at meetings, though this was not stipulated by the Act. There were at least 3 meetings a year. By the 1920s meetings were less frequent with one meeting per year.

In addition to nominations for appointments to the medical staff of TGH, by the 1950s the Committee also discussed matters relating to the Pension Plan of the University, amendments to by-laws regarding retirement of staff, and staff retirements and resignations. Over time, Committee meetings included discussion of other Hospital/University agreements, progress reports on matters of relevance such as hospital mergers, establishment of endowed chairs, and education development plans. By the 1980s meetings also included discussions regarding the states of other Health Sciences Disciplines such as Social Work and Nursing.

Sir Charles Moss (1911), R.A. Falconer (1912-1919 and 1920-1921)), Sir Joseph Flavelle (1919-1920), C.S. Blackwell (1922-1932), Mark H. Irish (1933-1935), E.C. Fox (1936-1945), Norman C. Urquahart (1946-1966), W.M.V. Ash (1967-1971), Dr. D.A. McIntosh (1972-1974), T.J. Bell (1975 and 1981), Dr. J.D. Hamilton (1976), A. Powis (1977, 1983, 1985 and Dec. 1989), Dr. E. Kingstone (1978 and 1982), C.H. Hollenberg (1986, 1988 and March 1989), and P. Crossgrove (1987) served as Chairs of the Joint Hospital Relations Committee. After 1975 each annual meeting had a different Chair.

OCI/OCTRF Pension Committee
Corporate body · ?-1995

The Terms of Reference for the OCI/OCTRF Pension Committee were effective September 4, 1986. The exact date of establishment for the committee is unknown. The first minutes to survive in the Archives are for September 24, 1985. The OCI/OCTRF Pension Committee's last meeting took place March 24, 1995.

In 1985 the possibility of the OCI /OCTRF joining the HOOPP (Hospital of Ontario Pension Plan) was discussed, but declined.

OCI/PMH were to form a Pension Committee of their own when OCTRF wanted to opt out of the established plan (date needed). At the meeting on January 17, 1995 it was determined that the committee would discontinue as of March 31, 1995.

The role of the OCI/OCTRF Pension Committee was to advise The Ontario Cancer Treatment and Research Foundation (OCTRF) and The Ontario Cancer Institute (OCI) on all matters relevant to the investment and management of their pension fund and the benefits provided by their Pension Plans. Some of the functions of the committee were as follows: to advise on the appointment of a consultant for the Plans, to advise on the appointment of investment managers, to advise on the administration of services for the Plans, and to review the Plans at intervals and recommend changes where necessary.

The OCI/OCTRF Pension Committee met quarterly and reported to the Finance Committees of the OCTRF and the OCI through the Committee Chair.

The OCI/OCTRF Pension Committee membership was designed to ensure that there was equitable representation of both OCI and OCTRF constituencies. The membership of the committee included: Board members from OCTRF and OCI, Representatives of Administration / Finance, Personnel from OCTRF and OCI, Representatives of Medical and Scientific staff from OCTRF and OCI, a representative of the Ludwig Institute, and ex-officio Board chairs of OCTRF and OCI.

B.M. Thall was chairman of the OCI/OCTRF Pension Committee from1985 to 1993. The subsequent chairman of the OCI/OCTRF Pension Committee was A. Power (1993-1995).

Corporate body · 1983-1994?

The Audit Committee was created by the Board October 4, 1983.

The Audit Committee was responsible for reviewing, with the auditors of the Ontario Cancer Institute, the financial statements of the OCI, the auditors’ reports and recommendations thereon, prior to their submission to the Board of Directors. Some of the functions of the Audit Committee required enquiry into: the adequacy of the internal financial systems, the control procedures of the Institute, the compliance of the Institute with relevant statutory and regulatory controls concerning financial controls and financial reporting.

The Audit Committee met at least annually and reported to the Board of Directors once a year.

The Audit Committee consisted of: three Directors and the President (or designate) from the Medical Staff Association.

F. Udell was the chair of the Audit Committee from 1984 to 1988. Subsequent chairs of the Audit Committee were N.B. Schroff (1988-1994), and K. Rotenberg (1994).

Corporate body · 1951-1997

The Premier of the Province of Ontario appointed the Board of Trustees of the Ontario Cancer Institute in 1951. The Ontario Cancer Institute Act, 1952 which established the Board of Trustees, was repealed by The Cancer Act, 1957 which established The Members of The Ontario Cancer Institute. The Board met for the last time June 3, 1997 prior to the merger with The Toronto Hospital.

The Board was entrusted through the Cancer Institute Act, 1952 with the "...power to plan, construct and establish buildings and other accommodations for (a) research in cancer; (b) the diagnosis and treatment of cancer; and (c) the observation of and consultation with persons suffering from or believed to be suffering from cancer." [An Act to provide for the Establishment of The Ontario Cancer Institute / Mr. Phillips. - Toronto : Baptist Johnston, 1952] The Board was also responsible for submitting annual reports to the Minister of Health. The Members of the Institute as per The Cancer Act, 1957 had the authority to "...maintain, manage and operate a provincial hospital with facilities for cancer research, diagnosis and treatment." [An Act to reconstitute The Ontario Cancer Treatment and Research Foundation and The Ontario Cancer Institute / Mr. Phillips. - Toronto : Baptist Johnston, 1957] They were still responsible for submitting annual reports to the Minister of Health.

The Board of Trustees of the Ontario Cancer Institute was succeeded by The Members of The Ontario Cancer Institute in 1957 due to the reconstituted Cancer Act.

The Board of Trustees was responsible to the Minister of Health and the Lieutenant-Governor in Council. The Board, and subsequently The Members, had authority to appoint the Director of the Institute and also to oversee the work of the Director and the hospital's Advisory Medical Board.

Both the Board of Trustees and The Members of the Ontario Cancer Institute were to be appointed by the Lieutenant-Governor in Council. The Board consisted of nine members: 2 from The Ontario Cancer Treatment and Research Foundation (OCTRF), 3 from the Board of Trustees of the Toronto General Hospital including their chairman, 2 from the Governors of the University of Toronto, and 1 each from St. Michael's Hospital and the Board of Governors of The Toronto Western Hospital. The Cancer Act, 1957 stated that The Members were to be 12 persons: 5 from the OCTRF, 2 from The Governors of the University of Toronto, and 1 each from the Board of Trustees of the Toronto General Hospital, The Board of Trustees of The Hospital for Sick Children, the governing body of St. Michael's Hospital, the Board of Governors of The Toronto Western Hospital, and the Board of Governors of the Women's College Hospital. In 1952 the chairman of the Board had to be the chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Toronto General Hospital. In 1957, the chairman had to be appointed from the representatives of the OCTRF. The Cancer Act, 1957 was amended numerous times since then, changing the composition and representation of The Members of the Institute. In 1993 the Institute's Board was composed of 15 members: 5 from the OCTRF, 3 from the University of Toronto, and 1 each from the seven teaching hospitals which now also included Mount Sinai Hospital.

The Board of Trustees, later called The Members of the Ontario Cancer Institute, were also known as the Board of the Ontario Cancer Institute. By the 1970s they were commonly known as the Members of the Board, and by 1990 they were called the Princess Margaret Hospital Board of Directors. As of November 1990 the official name was The Board of the Ontario Cancer Institute/Princess Margaret Hospital.

Norman C. Urquhart was chairman of the Board of Trustees from 1951 to 1957. Subsequent chairmen of the Board/Members were M. Wallace McCutcheon (1957-1968), W.M. Anderson (1968-1969), P.S. Howsam (1969-1970), R.W. Stevens (1970-1987), Kenneth R. Clarke (1987-1993), G. Edmund King (1993 - 1995), Peter A. Crossgrove (1995-1997), and Anthony Fell (1997).

Corporate body · ?-1996?

The date of the first meeting of the Board Planning Committee is not known. The first minutes to survive in the Archives are from November 29, 1993.

At the February 20, 1996 meeting of the Board, at the recommendation of the Development Committee, the Planning Committee was charged with a number of responsibilities including: the joint oncology programs and services with the The Toronto Hospital (TTH), the development of community and hospital oncology services, and a provincial cancer control strategy.

K. Shumak was the chair of the Board Planning Committee from 1993 to 1994. Subsequent chairs of the Board Planning Committee were G.E. King (1994-1996), and D. Brown (1996).

Corporate body · 1952-1997

The position of Director of the Ontario Cancer Institute was established in 1952, initially undertaken on a part-time basis. As of January 1st, 1958 the position of Director became a full-time position.

The Director was responsible for "the business and affairs of the Institute as specified in the by-laws..." [Memorandum of Agreement / The Ontario Cancer Institute. - (OCI fonds, file 1A.15). - Toronto : March 27, 1958, p. 2]

The duties of the Director were subject to the authority and direction of the board members of the Institute for whom periodic reports were to be written.

The position of Director of the Ontario Cancer Institute was also known as Director of the Ontario Cancer Institute/Princess Margaret Hospital after 1958. In 1988 the position of Director became that of President and Chief Executive Officer of the Ontario Cancer Institute/Princess Margaret Hospital.

Clifford Llewellyn Ash occupied this position from 1952 until his retirement in 1975. The position was then held by Dr. Raymond S. Bush (1975-1987), Dr. Donald R. Carlow (1988-1993), Dr. Simon B. Sutcliffe (1994-1996), and Dr. Alan R. Hudson (1996-1997) who jointly held the position of President and Chief Executive Officer of The Toronto Hospital.

Corporate body · 195?-199?

The Executive Committee was responsible for exercising the full powers of the Board of Directors in all matters of administrative urgency. Some of the functions of the Executive Committee are acting on behalf of the Board between Board meetings, developing and recommending Board Policies and Procedures, and reviewing CEO performance.

The Executive Committee met six times a year and reported to the Board of Directors at each meeting of the Board.

The Executive Committee membership included: Chair of the Board, Vice-Chair of the Board, Treasurer of the Board, Honourary Secretary of the Board, Chair of the Audit Committee, Chair of the Medical Advisory Committee, President of the Medical Staff Association, and the Chair of the Quality and Resource Management Committee.

R.W. Stevens was chairman of the Executive Committee from 1973 to 1987. Subsequent chairmen of the Executive were Kenneth R. Clarke (1987-1993), and G. Edmund King (1993-1995).

Corporate body · 1951-1998

The Secretary to the Board was responsible for sending out Board mailings, taking the minutes of the meetings of the Board, distributing minutes, keeping copies of the minutes, keeping files on current and former Board members, and keeping correspondence files.

Corporate body · ?-1997?

The date of the first meeting of the Ambulatory Care Committee is not known. The first minutes to survive in the Archives are from December 14, 1987.

The Ambulatory Care Committee was responsible for the development and maintenance of policies and procedures related to outpatient services. Some of the functions of the Ambulatory Care Committee included: developing and monitoring policies and procedures for the organization and delivery of care in the Out-Patient Department and Peripheral Clinics, developing and monitoring policies and procedures for the implementation of new programs recommended by the Medical Advisory Committee, advising the Medical Advisory Committee on priorities for out-patient programs, and establishing and maintaining a quality assurance programme for all aspects of Ambulatory care.

The Ambulatory Care Committee met monthly at least ten times a year and reported to the Medical Advisory Committee at least three times a year.

The Ambulatory Care Committee membership included: two representatives from the Department of Medicine, two representatives of the Department of Radiation Oncology, and one representative OPD Nursing.

In 1988 M. Gospodarowicz and T. West as well as R. Hasselback and T. West were co-chairs of the Ambulatory Care Committee. Subsequent chairs of the committee were T. West and N. Laperriere (1989-1990), N. Laperriere (1990-1993), and B. O'Sullivan (1993).

Corporate body · 1991-1997

The Board Development Committee was established in 1991 in order to give a broader mandate to the Nominating Committee.

Recognizing the limitations of the Cancer Act, the Board Development Committee was established to identify candidates for appointment to the OCI/PMH Board of Directors; for orientation and education of its members; and for monitoring Board performance. Some of the functions of the committee were as follows: to establish criteria for Board membership in accordance with the Public Hospitals Act, The Cancer Act, and OCI/PMH By-laws; to identify, screen, and recommend candidates for appointment to the Board; to plan orientation of new Board members and to plan and promote continuous education for Board members.

The Board Development Committee met at least four times a year and reported to the Board of Directors of OCI/PMH.

The Board Development Committee membership included: at least two directors, two representatives from the Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation, one representative of the scientific staff, and the President of the Medical Staff Association.

W. Livingston was chairman of the Board Development Committee from 1991 to 1993. Subsequent chairmen of the Board Development Committee were G.E. King (1993-1995), and D. Brown (1995-1997).

Corporate body · 1996

The date of the first meeting of the Board Research Committee was January 8, 1996.

The Board Research Committee was established to coordinate all matters relating to the Board responsibilities in the area of Research. Some of the functions of the committee were: establishing and maintaining a high quality and comprehensive program of research, enhancing the resources available for research programs and to advocate such programs to outside organizations (including government, University of Toronto, and Funding Agencies), fostering the evolution of research strategies/plans enabling OCI/PMH to provide leadership in cancer research with the resources available, and fostering the application of relevant research findings to clinical service and health policy within OCI/PMH, in Ontario and in the broader community.

The Board Research Committee met and reported to the Board, twice a year.

The Board Research Committee membership included: at least three members of the Board (one of whom served as chair), Vice-President of Research, one representative of the Scientific Staff, Vice-President of Oncology Programs, and one representative of the Clinical Staff.

H. Munroe-Blum was the chair of the Board Research Committee in 1996.

Corporate body · 1983-1997

The Budget & Finance Committee was created by the Board October 4, 1983. The committee changed its name to the Finance & Audit Committee March 27, 1996.

The Budget & Finance Committee was responsible for holding regular meetings with the Administrator and officers whose responsibility was the financial affairs of the Institute and to review proposed budgets and financial affairs of the Institute.

Some of the functions of the Budget & Finance Committee required the review and comparison of the budget with current expenditures and revenue and reporting this information to the Board.

The Budget & Finance Committee reported to the Board of Directors at least once a year.

The Budget & Finance Committee consisted of at least three members: the Treasurer (chair), the President and Vice President responsible for finance.

R.W. Stevens was chairman of the Budget & Finance Committee from 1983 to 1987. Subsequent chairmen of the Budget & Finance Committee were K.R. Clarke (1987-1989), A. Power (1989-1990), and H. Willer (1994-1997).

Corporate body · ?-1994

The date the Budget & Finance Committee of the Medical Advisory Committee was established is not known. The first minutes to survive in the Archives are from March 1, 1993. The committee was disbanded by the Medical Advisory Committee February 21, 1994.

The Budget & Finance Committee of the MAC was responsible for clinical and research impacts of budgetary issues, including: funding for bone marrow transplants and funding from the Ministry of Health.

W. Maxymiw was the chair of Budget & Finance Committee of the Medical Advisory Committee from 1993 to 1994.